Edgebrook Eels rule Southern Metro Swim League once again

The Edgebrook Eels swept the team championships during the Southern Metro Swim League Championships Saturday at the Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center. The Eels, based out of Garner, totaled 516 combined team points. They notched 255 points in the girls’ competition to win there and another 261 to lead the boys’ teams. More than 500 swimmers took part in the championships.

Mychaela Brown of the McGee’s Crossroads Manta Rays competes in the 15-18-year-old division of the Southern Metro Swim League Championships Saturday at Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center.
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Aleana Biondi of the Turner Farms Marlins competes in the 25-yard backstroke during the Southern Metro Swim League Championships at the Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center.
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Edgebrook Eels’ swimmer Cooper Thomas comes up for a breath in the 7-8-year old butterfly during the Southern Metro Swim League Championships Saturday at Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center.
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Aleana Biondi of the Turner Farms Marlins competes in the 9-10-year-old 100-yard individual medley race during the Southern Metro Swim League Championships Saturday at Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center.
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Turner Farms Marlins’ swimmer Hannah Nolte breaks out of the water during a 13-14-year-old division race during the Southern Metro Swim League Championships Saturday at the Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center.
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Lily Walls of the Turner Farms Marlins competes in the 6-and-under butterfly swim during the Southern Metro Swim League Championships Saturday at the Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center.
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Arianna Gernhard swims in the 11-12-year-old division for the Edgebrook Eels during the Southern Metro Swim League Championships Saturday at Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center.
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Hannah Wooten of the Hampton Ridge Otters swims the 6-and-under freestyle during the Southern Metro Swim League Championships Saturday at the Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center.
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Dalton Langston of the McGee’s Crossroads Manta Rays swims the 50-yard butterfly for ages 15-18 during the Southern Metro Swim League Championships Saturday at Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center.
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The Edgebrook Eels swept the team championships during the Southern Metro Swim League Championships Saturday at the Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center. The Eels, based out of Garner, totaled 516 combined team points. They notched 255 points in the girls’ competition to win there and another 261 to lead the boys’ teams.

More than 500 swimmers took part in the championships.

The Pineville Piranhas from Clayton were the overall runners up, followed by the Smithfield Sharks, swimming in their home pool. Garner’s Turner Farms Marlins were fourth, followed by nearby Hampton Ridge. The McGee’s Crossroads Manta Rays were sixth, Glen Laurel’s Gators seventh and the Hammerheads of HealthQuest of Smithfield rounded out the standings.

In the girls’ competition, Turner Farms was second with Pineville third and McGee’s Crossroads fourth.

On the boys’ side, Pineville took second with the Sharks third and Hampton Ridge fourth.